There are three distinctive majors under the departmental
umbrella of Family and Nutrition Sciences. Students may earn
a bachelor of arts degree in apparel and design; food/nutrition
and dietetics; and child and family studies. Majors in these
areas are unique among liberal arts colleges in the region.
Study within the department includes individual and family
well-being and the fulfilling of basic physical and psychosocial
needs and wants.
Concordia Benefits
• Our nationally recognized liberal arts curriculum
endows students with the ability to think analytically, be
adaptive and become effective communicators.
• Concordia’s emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches
to the curriculum brings students into contact with a rich
array of ideas and theories.
• Small classes and close student/faculty interaction
mean many students enter into mentoring relationships with
faculty.
• Faculty and students often work together on co-inquiry
projects, where they work as a team to research and make campus
presentations on issues of local, national or global interest.
• U.S. News & World Report ranks Concordia among
the top 160 national liberal arts colleges.
• Of students who start and finish their degrees at
Concordia, 88 percent graduate within four years. This enables
Concordia students to enter the job market earlier than graduates
of many other colleges and universities.
• The department offers three May Seminars Abroad, enabling
students to gather a broad view of their major and grasp the
sense that individuals can indeed affect global issues. The
seminars are Public Health Policy from an International Perspective;
Work and Family: A European Experience; and Fashion and Design:
The European Influence.
• Students may gain valuable experience at leading local
or regional businesses through internships in the Cooperative
Education program.
Concordia Distinctions
• Nonteaching minors are offered in three areas: apparel
and design, food and nutrition, and child and family studies.
• Through a specific course of study in the department,
students may choose a Minnesota licensure option in Family
Education/Parent Education through the Board of Teaching of
Minnesota.
• The license prepares students for a variety of positions
including ECFE teaching and/or administrative positions in
local school districts, Head Start programs, early childhood
education centers, human service agencies, churches and hospitals.
• All ECFE licenses require a bachelor’s degree,
overall grade point average of at least 2.75,
a passing score on the Preprofessional Skills Test (PPST),
completion of Education 439 — Human Relations, and specific
requirements for each license.
Major in Food/Nutrition and Dietetics
Major in Apparel and Design
• Professional career or graduate school goals are considered
when faculty and students plan a series of courses in complementary
disciplines such as art, business or communications.
• Many potential career opportunities exist in apparel
design, fashion buying, management and merchandising, interior
design, or fashion promotion.
• Students may benefit from our linkage with the Fashion
Institute of Technology at the State University of New York
(SUNY) in New York City, or study programs in other metropolitan
areas.
